Kalinaw News: 3 NPA Terrorists killed in Kabankalan encounters

Posted to Kalinaw News (Feb 5, 2023): 3 NPA Terrorists killed in Kabankalan encounters (By 3ID)

CAMP GERONA, Murcia, Negros Occidental – Three (3) unidentified dead bodies of the NPA Terrorists were found following a series of encounters with the 94th Infantry Battalion in Sitio Bugne, Barangay Oringao, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental at around 5:00 p.m. yesterday and another encounter earlier today at 6:00 a.m. February 05, 2023 (Sunday).

Fed-up with the daily extortion of food, residents of said Sitio reported the presence of armed NPAs, prompting 94IB to conduct security operation. While at the vicinity of Sitio Bugne, Brgy Oringao, Kabankalan City, elements of 94IB encountered more or less Fifteen (15) armed personalities believed to be members of Communist NPA Terrorists (CNTs) harboring in a forested area in the aforementioned location. Sensing the overwhelming firepower of government troops, the NPAs scampered in different directions leaving behind their three (3) dead comrades.

After scouring the area, the troops were able to seize the following war materials: One (1) M14 Rifle, one (1) cal. 38 Pistol, one (1) cal. 45 Pistol, backpacks with personal belongings and subversive documents

No casualty incurred on the government side.

Meanwhile, Colonel Orlando Edralin, 303rd Brigade Commander lauded the immediate response of the troops of 94IB headed by Lt.Colonel Van Donald Almonte, Commanding Officer under the Operational Control of 303rd Brigade to the information given by the locals of Brgy Oringao against the extortion and presence of the NPA Terrorists.

“The bravery that you exhibited during the series of security operations for the people of Negros, especially in Kabankalan is incomparable,” Col. Edralin said.

“I am also commending the vigilance of the local populace in helping and giving our troops accurate and significant information indicating their concern for the peace and order of their community. Their cooperation with our troops manifests their genuine desire for a CPP-NPA-free Kabankalan City. With the locals’ overwhelming support, we are confident that a peaceful and progressive Kabankalan can be achieved,” Colonel Edralin said further.

The 303rd Brigade Commander also called on the remaining NPAs to surrender with their firearms and avail goverment reintegration program like E-CLIP for them to start a new and normal life with their families.

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